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New York, December 12,
2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on the Lebanese Court of
Cassation to overturn the conviction of Rami Aysha, a Lebanese-Palestinian
freelance journalist charged with purchasing firearms while he was
investigating arms trafficking from Lebanon to Syria.

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New York, February 5, 2013--Authorities in Beirut should drop criminal
charges against Rami Aysha, a Lebanese-Palestinian freelance journalist who was
arrested by Hezbollah forces last August as he was investigating arms
trafficking, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

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New York, September 14, 2012--Authorities must immediately
release journalist Rami Aysha who has been detained without charge and abused since
being seized more than two weeks ago while investigating alleged arms smuggling
in the southern suburbs of Beirut, the Committee to Protect Journalists said
today.